According to a new survey, we are at our most creative late in the evening – 10.04pm to be precise, with the least creative time being around tea time (4.33pm). Futhermore, 92% of people interviewed confessed to being uninspired in the afternoons.

Taking a shower is apparently the best way to wake up your inner poet, but quite frankly, we're a bit sceptical. Are you a night owl (which could be explained by your genes), or a morning lark? What are your recipes for kickstarting bouts of inspiration – anything from drinking herbal tea to re-reading your favourite Paulo Coelho? And shouldn't you be in bed by 10.04pm anyway?